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,,@,@,,,@, ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ,,@,,@@@@,
,@@@@,,@@, LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ,@@,@,,,@,
@,,,@,@,@@ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE @,@@@,,@@,
@,,@@@@@,@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE @@,,@,@,@@
@,@,,,,@@, BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ,@,@@@@@,,
@@@,,,@,@@ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM @@@,,,,@,@
,,@,,@@@,@ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,,@,,,@@@,
,@@,@,,@@@ ANTENNA ARRAYS ,@@,,@,,@,
@,@@@,@,,, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A @,@,@@,@@,
@@,,@@@,,@ DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. @@@@,@@,@@
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@@@@,@@@,, WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ,,@,@@,@,,
,,,@@,,@,@ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS ,@@@,@@@,@
,,@,@,@@@, PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR @,,@@,,@@@
,@@@@@,,@@ GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, @,@,@,@,,@
@,,,,@,@,@ AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE @@@@@@@,@@
@,,,@@@@@, GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ,,,,,,@@,,
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@,@@,,,@,, AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT ,,,,@@@@@,
@@,@,,@@,@ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ,,,@,,,,@@
,@@@,@,@@, CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ,,@@,,,@,,
@,,@@@@,@, THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ,@,@,,@@,,
@,@,,,@@@, AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE @@@@,@,@,@
@@@,,@,,@, AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES ,,,@@@@@@,
,,@,@@,@@@ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ,,@,,,,,@@
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@,,@@,@,@@ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR @,@,,,@@@@
@,@,@@@@,, (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR @@@,,@,,,,
@@@@,,,@,@ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ,,@,@@,,,@
,,,@,,@@@@ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ,@@@,@,,@,
,,@@,@,,,@ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), @,,@@@,@@,
,@,@@@,,@, DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE @,@,,@@,@,
@@@,,@,@@, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS @@@,@,@@@,
,,@,@@@,@, FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ,,@@@@,,@@
,@@@,,@@@, BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY ,@,,,@,@,@
@,,@,@,,@@ DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, @@,,@@@@@@
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,,,@@,,@@, MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN @,,,,,,@@,
,,@,@,@,@, THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED @,,,,,@,@,
,@@@@@@@@, A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE @,,,,@@@@,
@,,,,,,,@@ PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO @,,,@,,,@,
@,,,,,,@,@ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE @,,@@,,@@@
@,,,,,@@@@ HAS TO BE A PLANET!) @,@,@,@,,,
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@,,,@@,,@, BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ,,,,,,@,@,
@,,@,@,@@, DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ,,,,,@@@@@
@,@@@@@,@, ,,,,@,,,,,
@@,,,,@@@, I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ,,,@@,,,,@
,@,,,@,,@@ IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ,,@,@,,,@,
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,@@@@,,@@, I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ,@@,@,,,@,
@,,,@,@,@@ THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS @,@@@,,@@,
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